Armored war-automobile.



J. GONSIOR, F. OPP'& W. FRANK.

ARMORED WARAUTOMOBILE.

APP LICATION FILED MAR- 23. I916- I Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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ARMORED WAR AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2a. 1916.

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To all whom it-may concern:

Be' it known that we, Josnrn GONSIOR, FRIEnRicH Ore, and WILLIAM FRANK,-S11b jects of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary,

residing at Medina, in the county ,of Stutsman and State'QfgNorth Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improve-- ments in Armored War-Automobiles, of

which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to new and useful improvements in armored war automobile. The primary object of the/invention is-to provide an armored automobile adapted for use in the time of war whereby the occupants thereof may travel in proximity to the enemy and operate rapid firing guns un; der cover of the armor which-is provided.

' A further object of the device is to pro: (16 an automobile with an inclosed body adapted to protect soldiers affording them an opportunity to shoot at the enemy without showing themselves, a gun turret being arranged capable of being elevated and lowered as well as moved rotarily.

' A still further object is to provlde an -au-- tomobile of strong constructionhaving inclosed bullet-proof walls whereby the operator as well as soldiers may be accommodated and protected therein, provision being made whereby missiles may be projected at the enemy in any desired directionand from different elevations.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same 0011? sists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which. like designating characters refer to corresponding. parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal sectionalview through the device, with the forward portion in elevation, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line IVIV of Fig. 3.

The present device consists broadly of an armored gun carrying automobile having a frame 10, a hood 11, forward wheels 12 and rear wheels 13, the latter being driven by a chain: drive. 14 from the engine or motor (not shown), within the hood 11,while a.

steering wheel l of the usual construction Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application filed-March 2a, 1916. Serial so. sane.

I is arranged adjacent the drivers seat '16 upon the horizontal platform 17 carried by the said frame12.

Anarmoredbody is mounted upon the platform 17 consisting of, a rearwardly arranged frusto-conical casing 18 having a circular compartment 19 therein adapted to receive soldiers entering through. a door opening 20 from a forwardly arranged casing2l oblong in form and connecting the casing-. 18 with the hood 11; The operator of the automobile is positioned within the forward casing 21 which is provided with an outside closable door 22,'the said steering wheel'aud operators seat being arranged within the forward casing 21, which latter is of'suflicient size to accommodate a number of soldiers within the room 23 formed;

front side portion 25 having wide oppositely arranged protectingflanges 29 for accommodating rifles therebetween operable by the soldiers from within the room 23. The port 28 is not only serviceable-for firing purposes but also forms a window for the use of the. driver of the automobile.

An inverted bowl-shaped turret 30 is mounted upon an annular base 31 by means ofball bearings 32 and adapted to be revolved as may be found desirable by the soldiers within the inclosure 19, slotted ports 33 being provided through the side of the saidturret 30 which latter has a closedtop 34. A rapid fire gun 35 is swivelly mounted upon a bracket 36 within the turret 30 by means. of a swivelly mounted post 37, the gun being freely positioned through an outwardly tapering neck 38 carried by the said turret and of. suificient diameter to allow the gun 35. tobe freely sighted and shghtly tilted therethrough.

The turret base 31 is mounted upon the casing 18 and has oppositely arranged lar firing-port or slot 28is provided in the I toothed racks-39 extending vertically within the said casing. and meshing with gears40 journaled in posts 41 which are operable by turn: cranks 42 for elevating and lowermg the turret 30 and base 31 at-will. It will be noted that in the revoluble mounting of the turret 30 upon the said base 31, an outwardly projecting annular flange 43 is carried by 'the bottom of the turret which extends beneath the base 31 and seats. upon a depending-inwardly extending. ring 44 carried by the lower 'Jface of the base 31, and whereby the turret is retained against removal from the said base in the case ofaccidents-orxunder the impact of bullets'and missiles upon the exterior of the said turret;

It will thus be evident that an armored vautomobile is provided which may be readily driven wherever desired, the occupants entering through the door 22. into the room 23, and thence through theidoorway into the closure 19,- guns being readily fired in c any desired direction through the port33 of the turret while the gun 35 may be swung around for firing as found desirable and the port 28 may be employed for shooting forwardly of the machine;

While the form of the invention herein .shownand described is what is believed to'be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be vunderstood that minor changes may be made in the form, proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the in-. g

vention as hereinafter claimed.

What we claim as newis:

conical casing having an inclosure therein, a forward casing providing a room communicating with said inclosure and having a curved forward end, the, upper and lower portions of which are inclined in opposite directions, the upper rearwardly inclined portion being provided with a substantially semi-circular slotted port havin opposite protecting outwardly projecting anges, and a closable entrancedoor for the said forward 1 casing.

1. An army appliance comprising an automobile having a rearwardly arranged frustothe sai 2 An army appliance comprising an'auto-f mobile "frusto-conicalf I therein, a forward casin .prov1d1ng a room having a rearwardly A arranged casing having afi .-mclosure communicating withs'ai inclosure and hav- 1 ,in a curved forward ,end, .the ufper and.

lower portion'sof which are incline n oppo site directions, the upper rearwardly' in clined portion being provided with a substantially semi-circular slotted port-having opposite protecting outwardly projectingflanges, an annular, support positioned upon the said rear casing, elevatingmeans for the saidsupport within the said 111010511136, an in verted bowl-shaped turret anti-frictiona1lyf journaled within the said support and provided with firing ports through the sides thereof. p v 3. A device, of the class described com prising an automobile having a'forwardly arranged drivers casing, a' rearwardly posi tioned;frusto-conical casing attached to the said forwardcasing, an annular turret support verti callyadjustably mounted upon the said rear casing, "an "inverted bowl-shaped turret revolubly mounted within the said base, an annular outwardly projecting flange upon said turret positioned beneath said tyres. JOSEPH GONSIOR FRIEDRICH OPP. 'WILLIAM FRANK.

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